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  • The Arsenic Club: Blackmail and Horse Poisoners, Part two

    Part two of the this early cruelty investigation surrounding a gang of horse poisoners in 1910.

    Audrey Lodato

    January 30, 2026
    1910s
    ACOs, animal control, Animal Welfare, animals, Blackmail, cruelty, Cruelty investigations, history, Horse Poisoners, horse poisoning, horses, Humane Law, Investigations, writing
  • “Those Dissatisfied with the Conduct of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals”: The Henry Bergh Society, Part One

    Advocacy can get ugly. Read about the Henry Bergh Humane Society and their efforts to oust A.S.P.C.A. President John P. Haines from his post in the early 1900s.

    Audrey Lodato

    November 12, 2025
    1900s, Animal Welfare
    animal control, Animal Welfare, animal welfare history, animals, ASPCA, bible, books, Cats, christianity, dogs, genealogy, Henry Bergh, history, Humane Law, Humane Movement, hydrophobia, Investigative journalism, Muckracking, New York City, pets, The Henry Bergh Humane Society

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